I'm trying not to count down the days! BL is getting bigger, definitely making it harder for her mommy to do things like eat regular meals, bend over, work out on the elliptical machine, and wear any pre-pregnancy clothes. She also moves almost all the time now. The biggest milestone this week is that some of her pokes and kicks have started to be rather uncomfortable! This all sounds pretty negative, but there are some upsides too...people have really started to notice that I'm having a baby, and they will talk to me about it, and hold doors open and offer me their seats on the bus. I am trying to take the advice that I've now heard from numerous sources: start saying "yes" when people offer you things! It's not as easy as it sounds.
I'm also really looking forward to the coming of spring in general. I think it will be nice to have BL begin her life just as all kinds of other new life is emerging outdoors as well. Also we are really hoping that we know much more about what the future holds by then...if John gets an offer, it may even be in the next two to four weeks! All we can do is hope...
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Week 29 (almost)
Well, tonight I finally did it...at 10:30pm, I asked John to go get me some donuts, because I really wanted them! I don't know about this craving stuff. I mean I COULD have done without them, but it's all part of the experience, right? Anyway, John made me write it down in the baby book, and after eating two donuts I must say I do feel satisfied!
According to the baby websites, our little girl should be about 14 or 15 inches long and weigh about 2.5 pounds. Honestly it's getting harder and harder to wait to see her...April 2nd still seems like a long way away, but I can feel her poking around all the time. I know she has to put on a lot of fat now, but it's still hard to wait. Mike and Susan brought us a white dresser to store her things in, and we rearranged the apartment a little bit in anticipation of having another person here. So far we don't have too much for her...a few clothing items, a couple of toys, and some books (that are really for me). I had been keeping all of it in a bag in the closet, but now I took it out and arranged it in the drawers, so it seems like she really has a place with us already. Now we just need her to fill it.
Some positive news: it seems I'm finally able to do some exercise just about every day. The yoga program really helps! I do it every other day, and then the other days I do something more aerobic. It's working out well. For a while there I wondered if I would actually start losing weight because I can't fit very much food in my belly anymore...but as long as I'm eating multiple donuts at 11pm, weight loss is probably unlikely!
According to the baby websites, our little girl should be about 14 or 15 inches long and weigh about 2.5 pounds. Honestly it's getting harder and harder to wait to see her...April 2nd still seems like a long way away, but I can feel her poking around all the time. I know she has to put on a lot of fat now, but it's still hard to wait. Mike and Susan brought us a white dresser to store her things in, and we rearranged the apartment a little bit in anticipation of having another person here. So far we don't have too much for her...a few clothing items, a couple of toys, and some books (that are really for me). I had been keeping all of it in a bag in the closet, but now I took it out and arranged it in the drawers, so it seems like she really has a place with us already. Now we just need her to fill it.
Some positive news: it seems I'm finally able to do some exercise just about every day. The yoga program really helps! I do it every other day, and then the other days I do something more aerobic. It's working out well. For a while there I wondered if I would actually start losing weight because I can't fit very much food in my belly anymore...but as long as I'm eating multiple donuts at 11pm, weight loss is probably unlikely!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The Home Stretch!
Today marks the official beginning of my and BL's third trimester! We've had a good first Christmas season together, and BL got lots of gifts including some funny clothes: a cute little shirt that looks like an iPod, only it says "iPoo'd," and also a Cleveland Browns onesie from Uncle Nick of course. BL's dad got matching outfits for BL and me, as well as a pregnancy yoga program to keep both of us healthy. We can't wait to take pictures (and video, on our new video camera that we got from BL's grandparents)!
I feel her moving a lot every day now. I was sitting in a seminar this week and she decided to be active...so active that anyone who looked at my belly would have been able to see her poking around! I actually found this a little embarrassing...it occurred to me that some people might think it's gross. Some pregnant women complain that strangers touch their bellies without permission. I haven't had that problem yet...I think as long as people keep asking me first, it's fine. And I don't expect strangers to ask me! But anyway, I can now tell easily from her movements how big she is (over one foot) and sometimes even which way she is pointed. Sometimes she also has the hiccups.
I'm definitely big enough now that strangers ask me when I'm due (so they're pretty sure I'm not just gaining weight, as one of my officemates apparently thought for a while). I guess I am ok with my size at this point, and I'm only uncomfortable when I eat a lot at one time. But BL still has three months to grow...she should be 7 or 8 inches longer, and put on a lot more fat by the time she is born, so that means I have to get a lot bigger too! It's a little frightening.
The last piece of news is that we're pretty sure what BL's name is. It is standing the test of time so far, has good roots in both of our families, and sounds pretty. But of course it won't be finalized until we meet her face to face. We can't wait!
I feel her moving a lot every day now. I was sitting in a seminar this week and she decided to be active...so active that anyone who looked at my belly would have been able to see her poking around! I actually found this a little embarrassing...it occurred to me that some people might think it's gross. Some pregnant women complain that strangers touch their bellies without permission. I haven't had that problem yet...I think as long as people keep asking me first, it's fine. And I don't expect strangers to ask me! But anyway, I can now tell easily from her movements how big she is (over one foot) and sometimes even which way she is pointed. Sometimes she also has the hiccups.
I'm definitely big enough now that strangers ask me when I'm due (so they're pretty sure I'm not just gaining weight, as one of my officemates apparently thought for a while). I guess I am ok with my size at this point, and I'm only uncomfortable when I eat a lot at one time. But BL still has three months to grow...she should be 7 or 8 inches longer, and put on a lot more fat by the time she is born, so that means I have to get a lot bigger too! It's a little frightening.
The last piece of news is that we're pretty sure what BL's name is. It is standing the test of time so far, has good roots in both of our families, and sounds pretty. But of course it won't be finalized until we meet her face to face. We can't wait!
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